William Hart McGrail, Jr.

Bill was born in Worcester, MA in 1936 and graduated from UMass Amherst. He enjoyed a long entrepreneurial career in retail management, owning stores locally and in central Massachusetts. He was active in Marblehead’s Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club. Always curious, Bill was a life-long learner, teaching himself how to build personal computers in the 1970s.

Bill and his wife Suzy were long-time members of the Boston Yacht Club. He was never happier than when day-sailing or racing his Corinthian “Stardust” and then sharing stories with friends on the BYC deck. When not sailing, he was a voracious reader, drawn to science and history.

Bill is survived by his wife Suzanne C. (Reardon) McGrail, with whom he shared 67 years of adventures and his daughters, Stephanie H. McGrail-Letendre (husband Richard Letendre) of Beverly MA and Rebecca P. McGrail (husband Edward Crouch) of Durham NC. He also leaves the lights of life, his granddaughters, Alina H. Letendre-Pace (husband Vincent Pace) of Beverly and Piper R. Crouch of Durham, NC.

Services will be private. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at eustisandcornellfuneralHome.com for the McGrail family.